414 David McCullough on the Wright Brothers; First Impressions of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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🗓️ 8 August 2015

⏱️ 53 minutes

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David McCullough recounts a big day in aviation history, when the Wright Brothers first demonstrated powered flight to an eager audience ― in France. Then travel writer Tim Neville shares his first impressions of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ― neighbors along the fabled Silk Road of central Asia, but ones with very different personalities. And listeners share the rewards of their latest exotic travels.

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0:00.0	It was
0:05.0	about to change.
0:06.0	The eighth day of August,
0:08.0	the eighth day of August,
0:09.0	19-8.
0:10.0	Wilbur Wright flew a plane demonstrating to a public, and that's when the world suddenly
0:15.8	realized that man could fly, the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year.
0:20.5	Today on Travel with Rick Steve's, David McCullough helps us understand the men whose genius and determination
0:26.0	transformed how we travel forever.
0:28.6	We'll get an intimate look at The Right Brothers in just a bit.
0:31.8	Plus, Travel Writer Tim Neville reports on visiting today's
0:34.6	version of the fabled Silk Road in Central Asia. All the monuments are kind of
0:38.7	a little bizarre, you know the buildings are obviously strange, but then you meet the people and your heart just melt
0:45.8	Take flight with the Wright brothers explore Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and get inspired to find exotic adventures of your own in the hour ahead.
0:55.0	It's Travel with Rick Steves. One great way to connect with the locals is to speak the language or at least some of it.
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1:08.0	It's got helpful tools like online video chats with native speaking teachers.
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1:20.4	They were just a couple of bicycle makers who lived in Dayton, Ohio a little over a century ago,
1:27.0	but they set their sights on the sky and eventually figured out how to build a contraption that could take us all into the wild blue yonder.
1:36.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steves. We have a special treat in the hour ahead.
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